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3 missing after fishing boat capsized
Three people are missing after a fishing boat capsized on Sunday night in waters off Dalian in northeast China, local authorities said Monday. The Dalian maritime search and rescue center received reports at around 10 p.m. on Sunday, saying that a fis… read more
Better rubidium clocks increase BeiDou satnav accuracy
New, ultra-accurate rubidium atomic clocks on board two BeiDou-3 satellites launched into space Sunday have greatly improved the accuracy of the system. The two satellites are equipped with more reliable rubidium atomic timekeepers than those in previ… read more
Recording of the week: watching Britain’s nuclear bomb tests
This week’s selection comes from Tom Lean, Project Interviewer for An Oral History of British Science. On 8th November 1957, hundreds of British military and scientific personnel gathered at Christmas Island, a remote speck of land in the Pacific Ocean. They were there for Operation Grapple X, the first successful… read more
Multiple measures fighting smog in northern China
With an orange alert for air pollution in place for the last two days, Beijing has adopted a raft of emergency measures to meet the smog challenge head-on. On Sunday, the city’s housing and urban-rural development authorities investigated over 2,000 c… read more
